Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2002

Publication Title

Washington Law Review

Publication Title (Abbreviation)

Wash. L. Rev.

Volume

77

Issue

4

First Page

1121

Last Page

1192

Abstract

This Article joins the current debate about the proper relationship between apology and the law. Several states are considering legislation designed to shield apologies from the courtroom, and mediators are increasing their focus on the importance of apologies. The article develops an evolutionary economic analysis of apology that combines the tools of economics, game theory, and biology to more fully understand its role in dispute resolution. When the analysis is applied to the uses of apology before and at trial, a more sophisticated understanding of the relationship between apology and the law emerges.

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© 2002 Erin Ann O'Connor & Douglas Yarn

Comments

First published in Washington Law Review.

Faculty Biography

http://www.law.fsu.edu/our-faculty/deans/ohara-oconnor

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